Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Lake Oswego Fire responded to a house fire at 8685 SW Commanche in Tualatin at 2:15 PM today. First-arriving crews reported heavy fire and smoke coming from the garage and initiated an aggressive interior fire attack. They immediately encountered deep piles of household rubbish in the garage [...]
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Investigator Jeremy Foster has determined the most probable cause of a fire which started just after midnight on the campus of Tigard High School. Based on the examination of physical evidence combined with interviews of school district staff and first-arriving firefighters, it is believed that oil-soaked rags are to blame for the small fire.
An alert driver [...] On Thursday, July 15th, the Washington County Fire Defense Board will enact a Burn Ban for Washington County. Effective tomorrow, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) has instituted a Burn Ban for its entire service area including all nine cities and unincorporated areas within Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah County. The Burn Ban includes the following situations: Backyard [...] Firefighters practice wildland fire skills during a training burn in Tigard last year Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue are taking special precautions today to prepare for high temperatures and the increasing fire danger. To ensure an even quicker response to fires today, TVF&R will suspend attendance at some community events and [...]
Firefighters and deputy fire marshals from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue are on the lookout tonight for safety hazards and citizens using illegal fireworks. Firefighters have spent much of the day driving through their first-due response areas looking for safety issues and educating the public about fireworks safety. Tonight, deputy fire marshals will [...] Firefighters and deputy fire marshals from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue are prepared for a busy three day weekend despite cool temperatures and recent rainfall. “Fireworks, either legal or illegal, can still cause deadly fires despite the cool weather,” says TVF&R public information officer Brian Barker, “we hope the public remembers to keep it [...] Firework stands open this week and TVF&R wants to remind the public to “Keep it Legal, and Keep it Safe” this 4th of July weekend. On average, TVF&R responds to approximately 50 firework fires each year and almost all of them can be prevented by using legal fireworks in a safe manner. Most firework-related fires [...] A clothes dryer clogged with lint almost caused a significant house fire Sunday morning in Tualatin. A quick thinking resident who was home at the time and a speedy response by TVF&R firefighters kept the flames from spreading to the rest of the structure. The fire is a good reminder for everyone to regularly clean their [...] It’s almost time to change your clock for Daylight Standard Time, and normally fire departments across the nation remind the public to “Change your clock, change your battery.” This year it’s a little different. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue would like to encourage the public at this time to – Change your clock – change your [...] This week’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile is a reminder that we, also, live in an earthquake hazard zone. Would you know what to do if the ground started shaking right now? When you feel an earthquake, DROP to the ground. Stay away from windows, bookcases, pictures and mirrors, hanging plants and other heavy objects that [...] |
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